Car “ accident “

Hey there. Quick question for you all... this morning I was in a tiny fender bender. I was making a turn and cut it too close and ended up hitting into another car. It was my from left bumper into his front left bumper (no real dragging as I swerved immediately). There was a small amount of damage (a scuff about 5 inches) on his bumper. But NO damage to my car. It was not a hard impact as I couldn’t have been going more than 10 mph. Truthfully, it was the same impact (if not less..) I have felt when cutting a corner too tight and going up on a curb , or hitting a pothole. My bag didn’t even slide off the front seat. We did not exchange numbers as he was the only person with minimal damage and even he felt it was nothing.

My question... would you replace the car seats? I have two nuna ravas (expensive!) that are only a few months old. They were unoccupied, thankfully. But I doubt the kids would’ve even been rattled. That’s how minor it was.

Truthfully, I feel comfortable that the impact couldn’t have affected the car seats. However I’m a paranoid rule follower. Especially when dealing with car seats.

Personally, I'm comfortable following the NHTSA guidelines, but I know some carseat manufacturers say ANY accident and that can be confusing. Like you said, there are some accidents that are less jarring than a big pothole and we don't replace for those.

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